Climate change has already led to a wide range of impacts on our society, the economy and
the environment. According to future scenarios, mountain regions are highly vulnerable to …

Abstract The 8th October 2005 Kashmir earthquake, in northern Pakistan has triggered
thousands of landslides, which was the second major factor in the destruction of the build-up …

This study had three aims. The first was to assess the performance of the weights-of-
evidence (WofE) landslide susceptibility model in areas that are very different in terms of …

As the number of reported natural disasters resulting in casualties and damages increases
worldwide, assessing vulnerability of the built environment represents a fundamental step …

Map** gully systems and quantifying their changes over time are essential for
implementing soil conservation measures. The aim of this study is to analyze the changes in …

Abstract The Lake Naivasha Basin in Kenya has experienced significant land use cover
changes (LUCC) that has been hypothesized to have altered the hydrological regime in …

Slow-moving landslides are widespread natural hazards that can affect both social and
economic activities causing damage to structures and infrastructure networks. This paper …

Extreme rainfall events are the main triggering causes for hydro-meteorological hazards in
mountainous areas, where development is often constrained by the limited space suitable …

Desertification constantly and diachronically manifested itself as one of the most critical
environmental issues to be confronted and mitigated by society. This work presents the …

The multi-risk concept refers to a complex variety of combinations of risk (ie various
combinations of hazards and various combinations of vulnerabilities). For this reason, it …